You are the salt of the earth ( Mt 5:14a ). You are the light of the world ( Mt 5:13a ). This is how Jesus describes Christians. It’s how he describes you, a follower of Christ. But what does it mean that you are salt? Many people try to explain this passage by examining the natural properties of salt.…

First Thessalonians: Introduction-The Major Themes of First Thessalonians

God's gift of peace can give us calm, contentment, joy and peace all wrapped up in one, anytime, anywhere, during the sweet moments with a friend or even in the chaotic moment when life is falling apart all around us. What does this peace look like? Is this peace only for a moment, or can we experience His peace all day long?

The whole period between Christ's first and second coming is identified in Scripture as the "Last Days". In chapter 3 of 2 Timothy, Paul gives use three commands that serve as a survival guide for the Last Days.

The very last thing we read in Matthew’s gospel are these familiar words from Jesus: Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,…

Introduction: What is security to you? ILLUSTRATION: Everyone of us have habits we do to keep us safe. - I grew up in California where you lock your door at all costs. For some of you that is weird … but I always lock my doors. Drives my wife nuts … but I lock my doors. - Many of you don’t lock your…

As believers we have great reason for confidence. This confidence is too valuable to throw away by unbelief.

Revelation Series #32 Behold I am Coming Soon Revelation 22:6-22 What a glorious end to the Canon of Scripture we have here What a glorious end to the Revelation of Jesus Christ This angelic guide, one of the priestly angels that came from before God, that poured the bowls of God’s wrath on the earth,…

Prayer 16 Moreover, I saw under the sun that in the place of justice, even there was wickedness, and in the place of righteousness, even there was wickedness. 17 I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked, for there is a time for every matter and for every work. 18 I said in my heart…

Jesus Christ abolished the Law of Moses, to bring us the Law of the Spirit and give us the Law of Liberty.

This morning I'd like to begin with verse I think all of us can appreciate. ​ 24 The Lord bless you and keep you; 25 the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; 26 the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace. Doesn't that sound wonderful! God as the creator shines…

Wars And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. All these are…

Paul draws a dramatic difference between the lost and the saved. The lost reflect a fallen condition with is slavery and destruction. However, the believer in Christ has a distinctive advantage and difference. The Indwelling Holy Spirit gives us new pursuits and a new life. It reflects what it means to be free from the law of sin and death.

The only way a person can live a life that has eternal significance is by placing their faith in the sacrifice of Christ.

Sermon will demonstrate how the Holy Spirit empowers one to live in the moment regardless the issues of the moment.

Today Pastor Chase wraps up the Beatitudes with Matthew 5:10-12. Though we may be persecuted, we are never abandoned by God. He goes before us, He is with us and He goes after us- in every season of our life. At the end of the sermone, we hear some testimonies of what some people have learned through the Beatitude series. Enjoy!

Continuing Paul's explanation of how our lives as Christians are transformed, we come to how we relate to those around us, both in and outside the church, who are difficult, who hound us. Like everything else, this part of our life is totally transformed by the grace of God, and we find ourselves unable (at least as far as we live in the Spirit) to repay evil with evil.

Tribulations (persecutions) are a necessary part of Gospel advancment. In the face of opposition, God's people are called not to give up, but to persevere and continue in the faith!

For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;…

What is sexual sin? How makes one particular act of sex different from another? How ar 2 people different from other 2 people? Sex is not evil - let us just remove that taboo. Sex is God given for our enjoymnet, and the drive to have sex isalso God given. God first command to Adam and Eve was go forth…

The Human Desire for Insurance. One of the great dangers in our faith is disrearding tghe promises of God’s Word, or twisting those promises into saying something they do not mean. I have spoken many times on the subject of christian dissolusionment - when we feel let down by God. Now how can God let…

Review we’re coming to the end of Luke’s account of work of the HS in the Jewish world though the HS continued to work among the Jewish people he shifts Luke’s focus to the work of Paul and his team in the Gentile world The Holy Spirit’s purpose is to show the progressive fulfillment of Acts 1:8 8 But…

why preach on this topic? first, because it is in the bible 16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. second, this is part of a wider passage…

Revelation #22 7 Angels and 7 Plaques The 7 Final Bowls of God's Wrath Revelation 15 and 16 Having seen the vision of the Harvest of Grain and the Vintage of Grapes poured in God's wrath and the result being a bloody battle, hinted to by the volume of blood as well as the picture of the Horse's covered…

From the healing of the sick man at the Pool of Bethesda, we learn what it means to walk with Jesus.